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Our lord makes sacrifices for us, as we should for him. (found in r/pics
thaxted2imgur
To prepare for Lincoln, Daniel Day Lewis raped and pillaged the South.
Valondra
To prepare for his roll in WALL.E, WALL.E spent 800 years cleaning another nearby class C planet alone. Acting.
StamosatmyFuneral
To which Eve responded "Why not try acting? It's much easier."
mavik
For some reason, I have an issue with Val Kilmer wearing Morrison's clothes...that just doesn't seem right.
DaftMachine
Well he did really fucking well. It's okay with me. Most likely my favorite movie.
i81u812
I didnt like him much in it either.
Drpurrpurrpurr
The Nicolas Cage ones are funny because his acting still sucks.
pb1kenobi
Perhaps we should start comparing his acting to William Shatner's. Huh?
pb1kenobi
Come to think of it, I wonder how William Shatner prepared for his roles. (sic)
Drpurrpurrpurr
You leave Captain Kirk alone!
OCPoster
Say what you want about the man's career choices. Cage fucking goes all-out.
FaceMcBalls
Its the motherfucking Cage!
leafspring
Some of these are borderline insane and/or stupid. Like Brody dumping his girlfriend and Cage getting his teeth out.
SmashingChap
I suspect many of these are attempts for them to try seem like 'proper' respectable actors.
nates123
Insane maybe, but Brody was the youngest actor to win the academy award for best actor and I'm sure that process helped in some way...
leafspring
No award in the world is worth putting a girl through the emotional trauma of a breakup for the breakups sake, though.
CrashZero
I see you cracked!
ThreeRingSerkus
Better than 9gag
NaughtiusMaxxximus
Word!
crackkills
To prepare for his role in Star Trek, Patrick Stewart actually captained a USS starship. Acting.
longshadow48
I was not going to read this post.. but it was worth it for this reply
Adnarime
That's "Sir" Patrick Stewart
J2383
*Captain
ChillaAquila
He actually said his years of Shakespeare roles prepared him for the role as captain
twosummers
He did a great many monologues as Picard haha, I'm not surprised.
BeExcellentToEachOtter
I was drinking milk at the wrong moment when I read your comment..... It burns.
BuckyJustWantedSomePlums
TIL Nicholas Cage is just plain bonkers.
ilovespam
in an attempt to make Ghost Rider into a good movie, director Mark Steven Johnson didn't.
TandyHard
+1 for Laurence Olivier's common sense.
spict
You thought I was acting, didn't you? Changing life...
OneWithEveryThing
Well either you act or you take the risk to mess up your brain.
LonLonRanchDressing
It actually just seemed like a dick comment to me.
baronridiculous
It's not common sense, it's (Stanislavski) method vs traditional technique.
Karlaxx
Beat me to it.
kaIIe
I don't see how McQueen's preparation is insane, as he actually considered motorsport as a profession.
HatsAreEssential
Heather Ledger was also known to use drugs while filming Joker scenes... his insanity wasn't completely fake.
AdorableEvil
TIL that Heath Ledger was in the process of transitioning to a woman...
CrhonamO
+1 for Jared Leto
captainsuperdawg
http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_606_the-23-most-insane-ways-famous-actors-got-into-character/ Learn to source your post, OP
DeputyVanHalen
As if we couldn't tell it was from Cracked...
Evilsheenanigans
http://imgur.com/IYA2t just to build off of the Christian Bale one
andyg1
He should have done all the roles when he was big one after another. Poor planning ;-)
DaftMachine
This probaly cut 10 years of his life off. Talk about going all in for your role.
Heulengeist
Jared Leto also got another awesome reward for his weight gain: Gout
Capnrory
Said it before and I'll say it again, Nicholas Cage is the finest actor of our time
DThr33
So we're just straight up reposting stuff from Cracked now?
DoctorCatDog
I don't read cracked, so it's new to me! Besides, it's not like he took credit for it. Isn't that what we're usually bitching about?
ChaosLierLen637
I for one like that my current favorite website is leeching from my old favorite website.
TheGoldenRatio
I like the news. Imgurians bring to news to us, so we don't have to get it ourselves. Stay classy, Imgur.
ShiftingPattern
This. OP just ripped off an entire article for karma.
iamireland
If you assume the only reason people would upload something is for karma, it says more about you than about op.
iamireland
Do you not understand what imgur is? It's an image hosting site. Oh look, images, they are appropriate to upload, BECAUSE THEY ARE IMAGES.
DThr33
their site. A bit of a dick move if you ask me. Could be considered theft, but I'm a huge pirate so yeah, whatever. (2/2)
iamireland
Whatever indeed, sir.
DThr33
Yeah but it's basically ripping off an entire article from them and denying them any of the ad revenue they'd get if you read it on (1/2)
iamireland
It's never 'ripping off' if you credit the original, and if they really minded, they'd try harder to protect their pictures.
DThr33
Trying harder to protect their pictures is just a form of DRM, and nobody likes DRM.
vlepun
Nicholas Cage seems to be really committed. I wonder what he did for Lord of War ...
mitanni
And Face/Off...
SeaNubs
Is a fucking house sturdier than a normal house?
ShiftingPattern
It's indistinguishable save for the lube dispensers, stain proof surfaces, and ceiling hooks.
NickRivieraMD
I'm like 95% sure that about half of these are just things the actors always wanted to do and the role gave them an excuse.
NickRivieraMD
...Especially Adrian Brody
firefox0102
Adrien Brody had to learn the most beautiful piano concertos ever written in that movie, just so it synced up with the audio clip
KenM
To prepare for my role to make this comment, I haven't left my chair for 24hrs.
cumberbesh
Plot twist: Adrien Brody just needed an excuse to dump his girlfriend.
FrankyFrankFrank
Was a hell of an excuse. All he'd have to say was, "Holocaust." Conversation done.
electingtimer
that make sense too
LovelyMoody
I would have been pissed if I was Adrien Brody's girlfriend.
JayBuzzin
Before filming Predators he lived in the jungle and cut himself off from sugar, alcohol, sex etc to feel more like an actual mercenary
MastrWigar
Did they ever get back together after the movie was done filming?
4non
thought the same, but then I figured you'r better off without a guy who would ditch you for a job.
Megaoptimizer
well you wouldn't be pissed if you were Adrien's Girl even for some time :P
DMGuy
Every time I hear that fact I can't help but feel it's a dick move. Giving away his stuff only effects him, but breaking up hurts her too.
Glumerlink
You must always remember, the story he was trying to help tell was one of significance. He did what he had to, to honor that man.
LovelyMoody
I would have thought that the movie is more important than me, and our love.
fjsirkgicosnwmrkvkc
affects* sorry lol
DMGuy
Yeah, I knew if was a 50/50 chance and didn't care enough to look it up. I'm a fucking writer and I STILL never remember which is which...
mrpezizzle
You have to admit that that movie was amazing, worth it.
GrumpyGuts
She DYED her hair? Fuck me, Rooney Mara is committed.
thecraftinista
HAH. Fuck, that made me laugh.
brakefailure
The teeth one seems a bit extreme... Ohh Nicholas, you're so over the top.
ScrumdiddlyumptiousBar
Johnny Depp actually had the dentist give him gold teeth for Pirates of the Caribbean.
RougemageNick
shartsicle
I find it sad that despite his extreme efforts, the only character that Nicholas Cage is able to play effectively is that of Nicholas Cage.
mitanni
Despite all his rage, he is still just Nicholas Cage.
catsandladders
This one and the one about glass in the shoes made me cringe. Fucking metal.
Anonymonynonymous
Just remember its crushed glass not shattered. It's more like rough sand than shards
Millillion
Yeah, it's gonna hurt and be uncomfortable, and you might bleed a little, but it won't really cut you up.
Anonymonynonymous
no bleed
nicebelt
Greatest actor of all time.
wafflesmcwafflestein
I think he's just nutso lol
kaffeen91
I'm a dental assistant for an oral surgeon... getting a tooth pulled without anesthesia would be BRUTAL!
sherbetty
i dont think you need to be a dental assistant for an oral surgeon to know that
Polizei
Similar to that, De Niro paid a dentist to misshape his teeth for Cape Fear, then paid to have them set back after filming completed.
Lawless420
then after 'The Machinist' Christian Bale gained 100 lbs for 'Batman Begins'
okamimori
He has heart problems from all the weight shifting he's done.
pallak
Actually he gained more than a 100 lbs and then had to drop 40 lbs because of health concerns.. and all this was in six months..
onelasttimeintothebreach
That was all muscle as-well.
fitlex
Nah he got a bit chunky as well. In the special features they were joking about him becoming 'Fatman'.
liliputian7
IN PURE MUSCLEEEEEE
lovemesomesauce
then dropped it all again to play in the boxer and the doctors had to make him stop losing weight.
DarrenWilkie
They're called steroids.
gobraves
Don't know why you're being dvoted. Guaranteed most people on here don't know a thing about anabolics...very likely C.Bale used steroids 1/2
gobraves
2/2 which I don't see as a problem either.
DarrenWilkie
They're not a problem. People are downvoting because they think I'm insulting him. I'm not. I run Test-E myself.
gobraves
As a previous IFBB hopeful, and someone with a lot of expereince in the matter, I agree. Awareness/ending ignorance is a beautiful thing.
pallak
:o http://imgur.com/OlP53LW
Nalianna
I was about to look for, and post this exact same image. :D
slyshand
How does he not just have visible extra skin in his skinny roles?
Braggi
How is even that possible?!
TheImgurianGateKeeper
Best fucking actor in the world. That's how!
glasscannon
Acting
FartedWhileMakingUpName
Indeed.
sickdrone
Also money :p
ohfuckIhavetopickausername
Money was the motivation. Not eating, or eating lots of things that are terrible for you are both pretty cheap.
BigotsSuck
No, diet and exercise.
theDogWhisper
What is the KG?! AMERICA!!!....jk....I'm Canadian....sorry...
Oeufcocque
Pretty sure he lost it again right after for 'Rescue Dawn'
TheMightyFroosh
He wanted to lose more for the Machinist but they wouldn't let him.
joker2814
I was hoping that would have followed. He gained weight so quickly, they were worried. They eventually had to re-fit the suit he got so big.
tomhiddlestonsthirdtesticlewhyyesyoucantouchmeallyouwant
Cuz dat bitch wuz haungree
HighFivesAlot
LOL
tomhiddlestonsthirdtesticlewhyyesyoucantouchmeallyouwant
Glad it made someone laugh :)
EarendilTheBlessed
SO basically Day-lewis is a bad ass.
hannes3120
As if we don't knew that already...
OuroborosX
Also the best actor of all time.
metaxa219
Basically.
EverybodyWasDoingItIJustWantedToBePopular
Being spoon fed can be badass? I win!!
lindltailor
He learned how to throw knives with unsettling accuracy for Gangs of New York as well, and reportedly picked fights with strangers as well.
kageboshi
I wouldn't say bad ass, no. He's a nutjob that abuses everyone one around him on a set and they usually end up hating the guy.
YouSufferWithCognitiveDissonance
If he wouldn't eat without help, I'd hate to see what happened during the bathroom breaks.
TheMonocleRogue
He isolated himself in the Alabama wilderness for Last Of The Mohicans where he survived off the land for two weeks. Talk about badass.
showmeYourB00bs
He takes a year away from home to prepare for his movies. He'll stay in character too.
EarendilTheBlessed
damn dude thats crazy.
joedohn
He also built a replica of an oil well in his yard to prepare for There Will Be Blood, if I recall correctly.
CeeCee221b
He also broke a rib staying in the hunched position he was in for so long while in character for My Left Foot. That man
TheDamnBeast
I hate to be this guy but I hate that "method" horsecrap he does. Such a shameless "LOOK AT ME!" for the academy.
TheDamnBeast
I apologize for having an opinion, but Meryl Streep (and many others) is/are as good an actress and doesn't need gimmicks.
vividtangerine13
Don't apologize, it's a fine opinion. I, personally, don't think it's "attn from the Academy" driven, but rather a mad love for his craft.
Canadianredditor17
If someone wants to live in the woods for weeks, or live for some time as if he's in the 17th century, for people's attention, I think it's
Canadianredditor17
Fine. He could go do a bunch of drugs in front of paparazzi, instead he built a cabin using tools like you'd find in the 1600's.
Canadianredditor17
He probably loves his job, I'm just saying if it was for attention, he earned it.
vividtangerine13
It's definitely extreme! Now I'm wondering if it's a gimmick or if he's batty? Possibly both, haha. Who knows?
Warmblood
I forget which thing it was for, but iirc he developed pneumonia once and refused treatment for weeks because it was out of character.
PancakeTit
Gangs of New York, he would only use clothes from that time period. I think every movie he does hes in character even off set until done.